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A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:41 am
by CrazyTom
Yes I am starting a new thread! Though it is obvious I did not make a New Year's resolution to get out
on the first day.........
8 oz cans
$1 FRN
1 penny
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:15 pm
by smalltimeopn
Good luck in keeping the pedal to the metal in 2017!
I was checking how I did against your cash totals from 2016 - I found $3.65 in parking lots, while getting gas, walking etc in '16.
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Feb 05, 2017 2:51 pm
by CrazyTom
Keep those eyes down smalltimeopn!
1 lb cans
2 lb 10 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
1 golf ball
2017 totals
1 lb 8 oz cans
2 lb 10 oz steel
1 oz tire weights
$1.01 cash
1 golf ball
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Apr 09, 2017 3:08 pm
by CrazyTom
Yes, I've been a slacker. My son just bought a very nice $600 bicycle, which makes mine look like the junker it is. So I took it for a spin and got some metal.
1 lb 4 oz cans
10 oz steel
4 oz tire weights
1 dime
1 golf ball
2017 totals
2 lb 12 oz cans
3 lb 4 oz steel
5 oz tire weights
$1.11 cash
2 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sat Apr 29, 2017 4:28 pm
by CrazyTom
The slacker is still gettin' some.
2 lb 2 oz steel
12 oz cans
2 oz tire weights
2017 totals
3 lb 8 oz cans
5 lb 6 oz steel
7 oz tire weights
$1.11 cash
2 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun May 14, 2017 8:01 pm
by CrazyTom
CrazySlacker here, managed to get out early and hit the drive thrus near the house. Got 83 cents!
2 quarters
3 dimes
3 pennies
2017 totals
3 lb 8 oz cans
5 lb 6 oz steel
7 oz tire weights
$1.94 cash
2 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:48 pm
by Numis Pam
I still enjoy reading these! Hope your finding a bunch of metal.
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:13 am
by CrazyTom
Been making a butt load of OT on the weekends, but I miss my free metal runs.
6 oz cans
10 oz steel
4 oz tire weights
6 pennies
2017 totals
3 lb 14 oz cans
6 lb steel
11 oz tire weights
$2.00 cash
2 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:29 pm
by hobo finds
Crazy Tom these guys buy golf balls
https://www.lostgolfballs.com/We-Buy you need 5000 of them though
I sell them at our yard sale in a gallon ziplock bag for a buck or two.
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:46 pm
by CrazyTom
hobo finds wrote:Crazy Tom these guys buy golf balls
https://www.lostgolfballs.com/We-Buy you need 5000 of them though
I sell them at our yard sale in a gallon ziplock bag for a buck or two.
Smooth move Hobo!
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:50 pm
by CrazyTom
A little holiday time off for patriotic metal scavenging!
6 oz cans
7 oz steel
8 pennies
2 quarters
1 nickel
2 dimes
2017 totals
4 lb 4 oz cans
6 lb 7 oz steel
11 oz tire weights
$2.83 cash
2 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:39 am
by plus1hdcp
Glad to see you are still at it but can't blame you for making the OT pay when it's available.
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sat Jul 15, 2017 4:35 pm
by CrazyTom
The drive thru change is usually worth more than the bag of metal....
5 oz cans
14 oz steel
6 oz tire weights
12 pennies
3 dimes
1 quarter
2 golf balls
2017 totals
4 lb 9 oz cans
7 lb 5 oz steel
1 lb 1 oz tire weights
$3.50 cash
4 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:22 am
by CrazyTom
Still trying!
7 oz cans
1 oz steel
$1.00 FRN
1 quarter
3 dimes
1 nickel
8 pennies
2017 totals
5 lb cans
7 lb 6 oz steel
1 lb 1 oz tire weights
$5.18 cash
4 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:23 pm
by CrazyTom
A little labor on Labor Day for free metal.
7 oz cans
5 oz tire weights
3 oz steel
1 oz brass
2 pennies
1 nickel
4 golf balls
2017 totals
5 lb 7 oz cans
7 lb 9 oz steel
1 lb 6 oz tire weights
1 oz brass
$5.25 cash
8 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:51 pm
by CrazyTom
Every scrap helps.
9 oz cans
7 oz steel
4 oz brass/copper
1 oz tire weight
8 pennies
2 nickels
1 dime
1 quarter
1 smashed Samsung Galaxy S7
2017 totals
6 lb cans
8 lb steel
1 lb 7 oz tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
$5.78 cash
8 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:40 pm
by CrazyTom
A little metal is better than no metal.
8 oz cans
5 oz steel
4 dimes
5 pennies
2017 totals
6 lb 8 oz cans
8 lb 5 oz steel
1 lb 7 oz tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
$6.23 cash
8 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:12 pm
by smalltimeopn
Keep it going!!! I was walking into an account this morning an spied a metal flange along the road - yep, picked it up!!
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:39 pm
by CrazyTom
8 oz cans
11 oz steel, which was a Vice Grip going right into the tool box.
3 dimes
1 nickel
6 pennies
2017 totals
7 lb cans
9 lb steel
1 lb 7 oz tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
$6.64 cash
8 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:42 pm
by CrazyTom
Thank goodness for the drive-thrus
2 oz cans
12 oz steel
7 dimes
1 nickel
17 pennies
2017 totals
7 lb 2 oz cans
9 lb 12 oz steel
1 lb 7 oz tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
$7.56 cash
8 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:08 pm
by CrazyTom
Been saving up a few weeks.
12 oz cans
8 oz tire weights
4 lb 13 oz steel
2 lb aluminum
16 pennies
3 dimes
2 quarters
2017 totals
7 lb 14 oz cans
14 lb 9 oz steel
1 lb 15 oz tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
2 lb aluminum
$8.52 cash
8 golf balls
Re: A pound of metal per mile 2017
Posted:
Sun Dec 31, 2017 2:53 pm
by CrazyTom
Last little bit of the year.
3 oz cans
3 lb 6 oz steel
1 oz tire weight
1 dime
1 quarter
1 golf ball
2017 totals
8 lb 1 oz cans
17 lb 15 oz steel
2 lb tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
2 lb aluminum
$8.87 cash
9 golf balls